By Matthew Broderick Special to the Hartford Business Journal
As the supply chain director for family-owned exercise equipment manufacturer Concept2, Glenn Dwyer has a problem many businesses these days would dream of: skyrocketing demand.
The Vermont-based company, which produces stationary rowing, skiing and biking machines, has seen sales explode over the past 12 months, driven largely by the booming home-equipment market during the pandemic.
“We still have a six-week waiting list for our products,” Dwyer said.
The backlog is the dual result of both a state-mandated shut down of Concept2’s manufacturing facility last spring and supply chain challenges on a number of fronts, Dwyer said.